scot
莨夊
Definitions
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History/Historical.
- : a payment or charge.
- : one's share of a payment or charge.
- : an assessment or tax.
Examples
It is disappointing and, frankly, frightening that Thompson walked away from his repugnant Sea World excursion scot-free.
This allows news reporters to translate whatever is said by a Scot being interviewed into whatever will make the most news.
While the police may walk away scot-free, we still remember what they did.
David Tennant, the Doctor before Smith, was another Scot but he adopted an English accent for the role.
Or, alternatively, we could run away scot-free down Fifth Avenue and pause now and then to inseminate someone.
He paused, and to illustrate the imperious humor of the Scot, he waved his fingers and a red wrister at me.
At the mention of the doughty Scot I pounded the floor with my crutch and repeated "Dug—dug—dug."
“Perhaps I div,” returned the Scot, with that touch of cynicism which is occasionally seen in his race.
Like our Scot, he had gained admission to the place through the influence of a friendly thief.
With all the fiery enthusiasm of the Gael, he possessed to an unusual degree the caution of the Lowland Scot.